Raised Bed Gardening

Horticulturist, Jerry Goodspeed is the director of The Ogden Botanical Gardens and he says raised bed gardens have a lot to offer.

1. Benefits of a raised bed

a. Reduces soil compaction

b. Easier to improve soils

c. Improved drainage

d. soils warm earlier

e. Lengthen growing season

f. Easier Plant maintenance (less bending)

g. Any Location/site

2. Materials and costs

a. Concrete blocks (cheapest)

b. Pressure treated wood

c. Redwood

d. Cedar

e. “Trex”

3. Soil

a. No Magic Mix

b. 1/2 native soil + 1/2 organic matter.

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